Line #12 Heartwarming/AliceMadnessReturns

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1	* Some of the memories, when you get a sneak peek of life in the Liddell family and realize that Alice had a stable, loving home and family. Keyword is ''had'', and it's kind of sad when you remember what happens next... DownerEnding much?
2	* The ending of the game.
3	** Seeing the once-decrepit, dark and dirty London brightly lit with a blue sky, with colourful mushrooms growing out of the cobblestones and objects from Wonderland.
4	** Alternatively, [[BittersweetEnding the whole ordeal has driven her back into insanity]], and while her mental "safe space" has been restored somewhat, she may never fully recover.
5	** Another interpretation is that - based on Bumby's reaction when Alice shifted into her Wonderland dress - her connection to Wonderland might be ''real,'' to some extent, and she now exists in both worlds.
6	** Regardless of the interpretation of Londerland, it's clear that Alice HAS found peace, to some extent. In post-game events (see "Alice: Otherlands"), she has clearly become mentally stable enough to hold down a job, and simultaneously mentally adept enough to explore other people's minds. The end of Madness Returns is the beginning of a new life.
7	* The two bobbies who Alice meets before slipping into the Cardbridge level. In the WretchedHive that is Victorian London, a few {{Dirty Cop}}s are downright expected, but the officers are shown to be nothing but friendly, respectful and sympathetic to poor Alice.
8	--> ''"Tsk, tsk. A menace to herself, but no danger to others, surely. She don't belong in gaol."''
9	** Not to mention one of them in particular mentally cheers on Alice when she calls out Jack Splatter on his tendencies.
10	--> "She screams 'You miserable cur! You leech! You maggot! Living off of another's labor!' et cetera, et cetera. I'm admiring her line of inquiry..."
11	* Nan Sharpe. Considering that everything and everyone in Victorian London is corrupted and disgusting, Nan Sharpe is the only one that is nothing but friendly and helpful to Alice without wanting anything in return. It's even more telling that she - in contrast to the two doctors, the lawyer and the nurse who do nothing but use and betray her - has become a ''[[HookerwithaHeartofGold whore]]''.

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